Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Yu Ming didn't really want to be in a team with Sasuke and Naruto.

Because they encounter so many things, which can be very troublesome at times.

However, while that was what he thought, Sasuke and Naruto did not.

Sasuke remained as calm as Yu Ming.

Sakura stared at Sasuke with adoration, while Naruto glanced at Yu Ming, then at Sasuke.

He suddenly realized that he was the worst performer among the four.

So he was a little worried, "Won't I be in my own little team? Don't I have a mentor?"

"No matter how you look at it, I can't possibly compare to Sasuke. And Yu Ming, although he's just average, his grades are much better than mine. As for Sakura, there's no need to mention her; her grades are even better than Yu Ming's."

Naruto was very worried at this moment.

Even Sasuke and Sakura felt that Yu Ming would be their teammate.

Naruto was last in his class and couldn't even pass the graduation exam. It's unclear how he eventually passed.

But they hoped even more that Yu Ming would become their teammate.

After waiting in the classroom for a long time, even Yu Ming, let alone Naruto, was getting a little impatient.

"Why haven't they arrived yet? Are they really going to put me on their team?"

Yu Ming thought to himself.

He always felt that something was strange about this matter.

After waiting for more than an hour, Naruto shouted angrily, "I can't wait any longer! I have to teach this unpunctual teacher a lesson!"

As he spoke, he walked to the door and set up many traps.

He's always playing pranks, so he's very good at it.

Looking at Naruto's setup, Yu Ming felt it was extremely childish.

Even a Chunin or Genin wouldn't be able to get messed with.

At this moment, Sakura shouted, "Naruto, stop it! It'll be bad if the teacher dislikes you."

But she was secretly moved by Naruto's actions.

She was also annoyed by the teacher who had kept them waiting for so long.

Naruto waved his hand and laughed, "It's nothing, it's nothing. It's his fault for making us wait so long."

After setting up the traps, Naruto ran back and sat down.

Sasuke, on the other hand, thought Naruto was childish: "Hmph, idiot, how could a Jonin fall into such an obvious trap?"

Just as Sasuke finished speaking, Kakashi opened the door and walked in, hitting him squarely on the head with a blackboard eraser.

This really embarrassed Sasuke. He had just finished explaining how a Jonin could fall into such a trap, and then Kakashi fell into it himself.

Yu Ming shook his head as he watched Kakashi staring blankly at the blackboard eraser.

Sasuke looked at Kakashi with a skeptical expression. "Is this guy really a Jonin?"

In Sasuke's eyes, Jonin were very strong, and Kakashi actually fell into a trap that even he couldn't possibly fall into.

Naruto, on the other hand, laughed heartily.

Kakashi glanced at the group.

With a stern face, his first words were, "How should I put it? My first impression of you is very bad."

This put Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura in an awkward position.

Yu Ming, on the other hand, looked at Kakashi with a smile.

Without much preamble, Kakashi scanned the four of them and said, "Come with me to the rooftop, including you."

Kakashi looked at Yu Ming, who was taken aback and frowned, saying, "Me?"

Yu Ming said helplessly, "Is this still the result?"

Kakashi nodded.

After saying that, Kakashi didn't give Yu Ming a chance to ask any questions and turned to leave.

Naruto and Sakura didn't seem to have any particular thoughts, but Sasuke frowned. "Why is this guy so special to Yu Ming? Obviously, among these four people, he only treats Yu Ming specially."

"Is this a four-person team? This has never happened before."

However, Sasuke only thought about it briefly and did not delve into it further.

After shaking his head, Yu Ming walked outside.

He was not familiar with Sasuke and the other two at all.

Even after six years, they've only spoken a handful of times.

It was at this moment that Sakura first noticed Yu Ming's existence.

"So this guy is the one Ino likes. He's quite good-looking, even better-looking than Sasuke, but he's not as strong as Sasuke."

At this moment, Naruto looked at Yu Ming and, for some reason, felt that Yu Ming was somewhat threatening to him.

It was probably because of Yu Ming's appearance that Naruto noticed at this moment that Yu Ming was even more handsome than Sasuke.

Yu Ming and his three companions arrived at the rooftop.

The four of them sat in front of Kakashi.

Yu Ming was speechless. "I didn't expect this result. I thought I could handle a whole team by myself."

Yu Ming simply dislikes trouble, but he doesn't reject teamwork.

However, teaming up with Naruto and Sasuke would bring a lot of trouble.

Kakashi looked at the four of them and calmly said, "Now, introduce yourselves."

At that moment, Sakura raised her hand and asked, "Teacher, how should I introduce myself?"

Kakashi thought for a moment and said, "Well, it's about what your interests are, what you like, what you dislike, what your ideals are, and so on."

Naruto looked at Kakashi and smiled, "I think it would be better if Kakashi-sensei introduced himself first."

Naruto was eager to know who his teacher really was.

Ever since Kakashi was hit by his blackboard eraser trap, he had become somewhat suspicious of Kakashi.

Kakashi thought for a moment and said, "My name is Hatake Kakashi. I don't want to tell you what I like and dislike, but I have many interests."

No sooner had Kakashi finished speaking than Naruto complained, "What a joke! In the end, all we learned was a name."

However, just as Kakashi finished speaking, Yu Ming calmly said from the back, "Kakashi Hatake, the strongest Jonin in Konoha right now."

Everyone looked at Yu Ming, who was smiling at Kakashi. Kakashi sighed, "This is my problem."

Naruto and the others couldn't understand what the two were saying.

What Kakashi meant to Yu Ming was that he had promised to find Yu Ming a good Jonin mentor, but he hadn't fulfilled that promise.

This is Kakashi's explanation to Yu Ming.

Yu Ming thought for a moment and nodded. "It's okay, I can accept it."

Although Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura didn't understand what Kakashi and Yu Ming were talking about, they all heard Yu Ming say that Kakashi was the strongest Jonin in Konoha right now.

But given Kakashi's performance just now, is he really the strongest Jonin in Konoha?

Naruto was the first to question, "Kakashi-sensei is the strongest Jonin in Konoha? How is that possible? He couldn't even dodge my blackboard eraser trap. I even doubt whether he is a Jonin at all."

But as soon as Naruto finished speaking, Yu Ming merely glanced at him and gave a disdainful chuckle.

Chapter 44

Seeing Yu Ming like this, Naruto suddenly felt a bit annoyed; he felt like Yu Ming was mocking him.

"You bastard~".

Just as they were about to make their move, Sasuke looked at Kakashi and said, "Although I don't quite believe it, since Yu Ming said so, I think we can be fairly certain."

"I hope you really are the strongest Jonin."

Between Naruto and Yu Ming, Sasuke clearly trusts Yu Ming more.

Moreover, it's clear from Yu Ming's appearance that he knows Kakashi.

At the very least, Sasuke believed that he could say such a thing.

Naruto was stopped by Sakura. She never expected that Kakashi, who seemed so weak, was actually the strongest Jonin in Konoha.

After Sakura pulled him back, Naruto calmed down.

However, he was still bothered by Yu Ming's earlier mockery of him.

Kakashi calmly said, "Now, you can begin introducing yourselves."

After Naruto and Sakura finished their introductions, Kakashi understood their backgrounds and general preferences and personalities.

When it was Sasuke's turn, Sasuke said with a gloomy expression, "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I don't have any favorite things, but I hate a lot of things. If I had to say what my ideal or ambition is, it would be to kill that man."

Sasuke had barely finished speaking in a gloomy tone when Naruto, sitting beside him with a look of terror on his face, thought to himself, "Is this guy talking about me?!"

Sakura, on the other hand, completely failed to understand what Sasuke meant. He was certain that this person couldn't be Naruto, and only someone with his own thought process would believe it was him.

Looking at Sasuke like this, Yu Ming thought, "It seems that this incident has left a deep scar on him."

When it was finally Yu Ming's turn, he smiled and said, "My name is Yu Ming. I don't have any favorite things, nor do I dislike anything. As for my interests, I'm quite interested in cultivation."

After a rather bland self-introduction, Kakashi smiled and said, "Alright, now let's begin. I'm going to give you your first mission, or rather, your first test."

Naruto asked expectantly, "What kind of mission is it?"

He's eager to complete missions and level up his ninja rank as soon as possible.

Sasuke looked at Kakashi, eager to know what the mission was.

He took Kakashi very seriously when he learned that Kakashi was the strongest Jonin in Konoha.

This was a very important person for him to gain power.

Yu Ming, however, had no expectations.